ASSAULT. George Tonks, a respectable man, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife. Mary Jane Tonks, wife of defendant, said —Upon Friday, tha 2Sth ult., my husband came home drunk about eight o'clock, and lifted his hand to strike me ; he pushed me down, but did not hurt me ; afterward he went out again and returned still more the worse for liquor, between eleven and twelve o'clock, with a bottle of brandy ; I was in bed, and he came up and said " you had better clear out, or I will kill you ;" I made no answer and went out again for another hour, when he came back with a knife, and swore he would cut my throat. Defendant— That is false. Examination continued — I have nothing against him if he is sober, but for the last four months he has been drinking hard and abusing me ; Dr. Grace has been attending him, and considers that unless I leave him he will either injure himself or me ; indeed, he said that he wondered I had escaped so long. Defendant said he was very sorry for what had occurred, but he had been drinking very hard, and his wife had spoken to him about it, and he got angry and may have struck her. His Worship advised him for the future to abstain from the use of liquor if he did not know how to govern himself, and bound him over in the sum of £50, with a surety in a like amount, to keep the peace for six calendar months, He was also ordered to pay the costs of the action.

ASSAULT.
George Tonks was brought Up on remand charged with assaultiug and ill treating Ilia wife, Mary Jane Tonks. On the case being called, the prosecutrix did not put in appearance. Sergeant Monaghan said that this was Mrs Tonks' regular practice, to lay .informations against her husband for ill using her, and then, when the case came on, to Keep out of the way. Tho Resident Magistrate remanded the defendant for a week, and ordered a subpoena to be served on the prosecutrix,

George Tonks was charged with allowing nine cows to wander. Mrs Tonks appeared, and admitted the charge, but pleaded that the cows already had been impounded, and a fine of 14s inflicted. Fined 183 and costs.